- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Title:
- Parent and youth employment
- Creator:
- Georgia. Governor's Office for Children and Families
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Governor's Office for Children and Families
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia. Governor's Office for Children and Families
- Date of Original:
- 2010-05
- Subject:
- Unemployment--Georgia--Psychological aspects--Statistics
Families--Economic aspects--Georgia--Statistics
Poverty--Georgia--Psychological aspects--Statistics - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- line graphs
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Fact sheet
- External Identifiers:
- OCLC 1378909408
IZ MMS ID 9942313843902959
Call Number G620.C55 M1 2010 Y6
NZ MMS ID 9923827810002931 - Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_s-ga-bg620-pc55-bm1-b2010-by6-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_s-ga-bg620-pc55-bm1-b2010-by6-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
Trend Data
GROWING
- IMPROVE Family Stability
GOCF outcome indicator: Parent and Youth Employment
Economic pressures have a negative impact on families causing stress and conflict.
Georgia's Unemployment Rate
10.0%
8.0%
6.0%
4.0%
2.0%
0.0% 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Data Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics. Bureau of Labor and Statistics Data.
Family stress and conflict increases the likelihood of divorce or separation. Low income families are twice as likely to separate compared to financially stable families. As of 2007, 33% of Georgian children live in households where parents/guardians do not have full time jobs putting them at a higher risk for family instability. Youth employment is also essential to family stability and growth. As of April 2010, the national unemployment rate for youth ages 16-19 is 25.4%.
The unemployment rate is increasing and as of 2009 it is 10.6% in the state of Georgia. As of 2006, 30% of all Georgian households have no adult working at all. 20% of all children residing in Georgia live in poverty with 9% living in extreme poverty. The number of households in Georgia with children receiving food stamps increased by 16% in
the past 5 years Georgia ranks as one of the highest states for youth unemployment at 71%
Data sources: Annie E. Casey Foundation. Kid Count Data Center, 2008. Georgia Department of Labor. Georgia Family Connection Partnership, 2008 Georgia Kids Count Data Book.
May 2010